Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement claimed responsibility towards the bombing on the Israeli Sderot town, north of the Gaza strip. A statement for the brigades said it launched a medium-range rocket towards the town. The attack was in retaliation to the assassination of the movement's leading figure Mohammad Al-Dahdoh last Saturday, Al-Quds brigades added. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the attack saying that the bombardment resulted in some material damage.